Ardath Mayhar established herself as a prolific author across a spectrum of genres, including science fiction, horror, young adult, and westerns. Her extensive body of work, spanning over sixty books, showcases a distinct voice and an ability to craft compelling narratives. Mayhar's writing is celebrated for its imaginative scope and its capacity to draw readers into diverse literary worlds. Her significant contributions to the literary landscape have been recognized with numerous accolades.
Der Schamane Uhtatse steht im Mittelpunkt des Romans aus der Zeit der Puebloindianer im heutigen Arizona. Aus den Stimmen des Windes und aus genauer Beobachtung der Natur weiss er seinen Stamm vor Gefahren und Feinden zu beobachten. Doch dann bricht ein fremder Stamm in das Territorium ein....
Man braucht einen BattleMech, um einen BattleMech zu stoppen - eine Binsenweisheit für Mechkrieger.... Aber Generäle wissen, eine ganze Mecharmee stoppt man mit einem einzigen Dolchstoß... Die fünf Häuser der Nachfolgestaaten versuchen mit Militärgewalt und Verrat die Herrschaft über das einstmals als Sternenbund bekannte interstellare Reich der Menschheit an sich zu reißen. Riesige humanoide Kampfmaschinen, BattleMechs genannt, beherrschen das Leben an den Fürstenhöfen. Hanse Davion ist der Prinz der Vereinigten Sonnen, des größten der fünf konkurrierenden Staaten - ein idealistischer Herrscher, der am eigenen Leib erfahren mußte, was Politik für ein Schmutziges Geschäft ist. Ardan Sortek ist Kommandant der Leibgarde Hanse Davions. Ein alter Freund Hanses, der jedoch nicht gelernt hat, dass jeder, der Macht ausübt, auch Kompromisse schließen muß. Zufällig erfährt er von einer Verschwörung, die das Machtgewicht der gesamten Inneren Sphäre bedroht. Unglücklicherweise glaubt ihm niemand. Ja, man hält ihn für verrückt. Ist Ardan wirklich verrückt, oder soll Hanse Davion tatsächlich ermordet werden?
As a deadly plague sweeps across the earth, humans and apes struggle to survive, isolated in the rain forests of South America
Annies Vater verliert seinen Job. Die Familie zieht um auf eine Farm im Osten von Texas. Annies Traum vom eigenen Pferd wird Wirklichkeit. Sie ersteht ein altes Indianerpferd, das für den Abdecker bestimmt war. Ihr jüngerer Bruder nennt es verächtlich äHundefutterä. Das Pferd wird zum Lebensretter der Geschwister
A warrior-woman searches for her kidnapped son and is aided by two bearfoxes, a wilderness scout, and a monkey-man
MechWarriors believe that the only way to kill a BattleMech is with another 'Mech... But Generals know that the best way to kill an army of 'Mechs is with a well-placed dagger.The five houses of the Successor States employ both warfare and treachery in their efforts to gain control of the interstellar empire once known as the Star League. Huge, man-like, walking tanks called BattleMechs rule the battlefields, but intrigues and plots rule the imperial courts.Hanse Davion is Prince of the Federated Suns, the largest of the five warring Houses... an idealistic man who has had to learn that politics is neither honorable nor straightforward.Ardan Sortek is the commander of Hanse Davion's personal guard. Although a long-time friend of Hanse's, he has not yet learned the lessons of power. Through a chance series of events he stumbles upon a plot of such magnitude that it threatens the balance of power of the Inner Sphere. Unfortunately, no one will believe him... Indeed, they think he is quite mad.Is Ardan crazy or is someone trying to kill Hanse Davion?
Magic lyre is the key to salvation for the people of Hasyih when they are threatened by a group of rebels awakening in a neighboring world.
Tyrnos needs no armies, no police, no enforcers, for it has its Soul-Singers. These carefully trained and strongly talented people travel the country, showing the truth of their souls to nobles and commons alike, often resulting in the removal or reform of those needing it. Yeleeve, newly sent forth from the School for Singers, encounters, early in her journey, disturbing indications that something is seriously wrong in Tyrnos.Finding along her way such allies as Lisaux of the Black Shield and the Winter Beast, she pursues clues that crop up inexorably, arriving at last at the conclusion that an intrusion by alien beings has corrupted not only the King, but his own Singer of Souls. Drawing on the power of her training and her gift, Yeleeve must risk everything in an attempt to remedy this situation.
When Hale Enbo, a planetary scout enslaved by aliens, discovers the evil plans of his masters, he struggles to escape from their power
When the Raithes, a race of gentle people who live cloistered lives in a magical forest, are attacked by the King of Lirith, young Shanna tries to regroup the forces of the Raithes and confronts the king herself